Tina Peters was convicted of four felonies and sentenced to nine years in prison.
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Badlands MediaAug 11, 2026
Multiple reliable sources confirm Tina Peters was convicted by a Mesa County jury of four felonies (plus three misdemeanors, or seven of ten counts depending on the source) and sentenced in October 2024 to nine years.
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… cases differently depending on the political party of the person involved, like Tina Peters and, um, Sonia Hawkes Lewis, both convicted of four felonies, both went to trial, convicted of a jury by a jury of four felonies, one of which was the same felony. Tina Peters got nine years. Sonia Hawkes Lewis got probation and a fine. So, yeah, that concerns me too. Launching investigations against political opponents at the direction of the president, yeah, I mean, all of the stuff that Joe Biden did to President Trump, you know, and his using …
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Supports. The AP reports Peters was sentenced to nine years in prison in October 2024 for a data-breach scheme, after jurors found her guilty of counts including attempts to influence a public servant.[1]
Supports. The Colorado Secretary of State's statement says Peters was found guilty on four felonies and three misdemeanors and sentenced to nine years of incarceration on October 3, 2024.[4]
Supports. CBS News reports a jury found Peters guilty of three misdemeanors and four felonies, and Judge Matthew Barrett sentenced her to nearly nine years in prison.[3]
Supports. The Denver Post reports Peters was convicted of four felonies and three misdemeanors and sentenced to a total of nine years in jail and prison in October 2024.[5]
Context. The Court of Appeals upheld the convictions in April 2026 but ordered resentencing, and Governor Polis commuted her sentence in May 2026, so she was released on parole June 1, 2026; this changes time served, not the original sentence.[2][6][7]
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7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Tina Peters, former Colorado clerk, sentenced 9 years for voting ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Appeals panel orders resentencing of ex‑Colorado clerk over voting machinesreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Trump's focused on voter fraud. Yet he worked to free a ... - CBS Newscbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4News Release - Colorado Secretary of Statesos.state.co.us · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Tina Peters released from Colorado prisondenverpost.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Colorado court throws out election denier Tina Peters' 9- ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 7www.washingtonexaminer.com › news › justiceTina Peters released from prison after Jared Polis commuted ...washingtonexaminer.com · not rated · cited for: context
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